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New Orleans, United States: The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and revelry, was dimmed Wednesday as residents and visitors alike reeled from a deadly truck attack on New Year’s crowds. Several square blocks of the main entertainment district were blocked off after the attack, in which…
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New Orleans, United States: The New Orleans attack suspect, identified by the FBI as 42-year-old US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar, appeared to be a real estate agent from Texas who served for years in the military but experienced financial difficulties and divorce. In a video posted on YouTube four years ago, Jabbar — speaking with a…
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A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it is investigating the attack early…
Police attend the scene where a pickup truck drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A driver in a pickup truck who officials said was “hell-bent on carnage” sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling…
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At least 10 people are feared dead and 30 suffered injuries after a pickup truck ploughed into a crowd in the southern US city of New Orleans on New Year’s Day. Some reports said that the driver of the truck also fired at the crowd and exchanged gunfire with the police. Officials said a crowd…
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